payjoy Alibaba Cloud AI programmer gets mixed reactions

Alibaba Cloud recently unveiled its first “AI programmerpayjoy,” during the company’s Cloud AI summit in Shanghai on June 21, 2024. 

South China Morning Post says the AI programmer helps developers come up with applications quicker.

Also, it is a software architect, development engineer and test engineer rolled into one. 

Article continues after this advertisement

READ: How to write code with ChatGPT

FEATURED STORIES TECHNOLOGY vivo launches V40 Lite with 5000mAh battery covered by 50-month warranty, starts at Php 13,999 TECHNOLOGY Galaxy Buds3 Pro: Delivering tailored sound wherever you go TECHNOLOGY Very mindful, very intuitive: ASUS’ most superior AI PC yet, the Zenbook S 14, empowers you to achieve more

Many people praised this significant artificial intelligence milestone, but some human programmers expressed concerns it may take over many job opportunities.

What are the AI programmer’s features?

Alibaba Cloud Unveils First #AI Programmer @alibaba_cloud https://t.co/EKcM4KrLso

— Yicai 第一财经 (@yicaichina) June 21, 2024

The AI programmer is a “multi-intelligence agent” that can build applications within minutes. It plays the roles mentioned above to achieve end-to-end product functionality. 

Article continues after this advertisement

“The development paradigm for software applications is changing,” said Xu Dong, general manager of Alibaba Cloud’s Tongyi Qianwen LLM service.

Article continues after this advertisement

Tongyi Qianwen is the AI model behind the AI programmer. The name roughly translates to “truth from a thousand questions.” Learn more about it in this other Inquirer Tech article. 

Article continues after this advertisement

“In the future, users only need to identify problems and express requirements, and completing an application development in minutes will become the norm,” Xu claimed.

The AI programmer could perform decomposition, code writing, testing and debugging through multiple conversations with a user. 

Article continues after this advertisement

However, some human programmers expressed their apprehensions over this new tool.

SCMP shared some of their opinions, such as those from developer Liang Yan.

He admits the AI tool may save development time, but it may prevent human programmers from understanding what they’re doing.

Moreover, it may reduce opportunities for new programmers. 

Developer Yang Yi said he used similar AI programmers and found they still need further development. 

“I asked AI to write specific code, but it generated code that was not so reliable, sometimes with grammatical or factual errors,” Yang said. “It reduces the workload, but not completely.”

You may find AI tools outside China that have similar programming and coding capabilities.

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again. Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our daily newsletter

SIGN ME UP

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.

Soon, AI programmers will become the normpayjoy, and IT professionals must prepare for this setup.

TOPICS: technology READ NEXT Vlog and play like a pro with TECNO CAMON 30 Pro 5G for only P... Cashless payments are changing how we spend money  EDITORS' PICK Heart Evangelista: Woman to woman, I never had a problem with Pia Wurtzbach SC issues TRO vs Comelec resolution on dismissed public officials UPDATES: 2025 elections precampaign stories NBA: Nuggets give Aaron Gordon 4-year, $133M extension Central Visayas’ most wanted killed in shootout in Argao, Cebu Party-list system: What to know ahead of 2025 polls MOST READ SC issues TRO vs Comelec resolution on dismissed public officials Tropical Storm Kristine slightly intensifies; Signal No. 2 in 5 areas Walang Pasok: Class suspensions on Wednesday, Oct. 23 LIVE UPDATES: Tropical Storm Kristine View comments

• AI
• payjoy
• Alibaba
• Cloud
• programmer